Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 5/6/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network South

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-196) Atlanta (+162)

The Atlanta Braves (15-18) are hosting the Cincinnati Reds (18-17) at Truist Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Reds at -196 while the Braves are coming in at +162. The betting total is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Andrew Abbott and Chris Sale.

The Reds have hit 54 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 37 balls out of the park. Cincinnati has a slugging % of .394 and have been rung up 299 times, while being walked on 128 occasions. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are putting up 5.0 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in MLB. They have 169 runs batted in in addition to 293 base knocks for the season, and their batting average comes in at .249. They have racked up 176 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .328.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.73 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.12. Reds pitchers have given up 45 home runs and 142 total runs (14th in baseball). Cincinnati has relinquished 242 base hits (7.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 126 earned runs. The Reds have an earned run average of 3.65 on the year (11th in the league), and their staff has struck out 289 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 106 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.25 as a unit this year.

Reds pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 25 times in addition to having 31 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 25 holds over the course of the season (7th in the league). The Reds relievers have recorded a save percentage of 71.4% and have entered the game in 40 save situations. They have earned 10 saves this season and have blown 4 of 14 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 39 runners on the year and 28.2% of them earned a run for their team. The Reds have dispatched 113 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Reds have turned 74.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,793 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for 931 putouts this year, in addition to 252 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which puts them in 22nd in professional baseball, and have a total of 16 double plays.

Abbott has pitched in 266 innings and has earned 257 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.72 (110 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.304. He has surrendered 239 hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 108 walks. Abbott (20-16 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.66 and he has faced 1,124 hitters during his time in the majors.

Atlanta has hit 39 home runs on the campaign as well as 129 RBIs. They have recorded 47 two-baggers, while taking a walk 114 times as well as scoring 135 runs. The Atlanta Braves have accounted for an OBP of .316 and a batting average of .242 this year. The Braves have a team slugging % of .395 and they score 4.09 runs per outing (17th in MLB). They have been rung up on 281 occasions (16th in MLB) and have tallied 269 hits.

The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.282 and have a FIP of 4.30 as a squad over the course of the season. They are sitting at 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 256. The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 141 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.26 (136 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 8.80 (280 strikeouts against 112 walks). They have given up 42 homers and they give up 4.42 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league).

Sitting with 25 save situations, the Braves have accumulated 13 holds and also 5 blown saves. Atlanta has called on relievers to enter the contest in 12 save opportunities and they have tallied 7 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 38 times in high leverage situations and also on 33 occasions with runners on base. Atlanta relievers have an inherited score rate of 36.4% out of 44 inherited runners. They rank 20th in the league holding a save rate of 58.3%, and they have dispatched 104 relievers to the mound this season.

In 2,586 innings on the diamond, the Braves have a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (8th in pro baseball). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 22 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (6th in the majors). The Braves have 290 assists, 13 errors and have a tally of 862 putouts for the season.

So far in his MLB career, Sale has surrendered 1,631 base knocks while earning 2,460 strikeouts in 1,993 innings pitched. Sale (139-86 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.07 earned run average and has allowed 7.4 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 680 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.051 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.30 and he has faced 8,036 opposing batters so far in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-196)

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